Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund

MHPArena is the venue as Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund lock horns in a heavyweight Bundesliga showdown.

Stuttgart gave Real Madrid a run for their money in their first Champions League outing since 2009/10 but still slumped to a 3-1 defeat in midweek European action. Sebastian Hoeness’ charges return to their domestic duties to face last season’s Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund, buoyed by a three-game winning H2H streak. Indeed, ‘Die Schwaben’ squeezed past Dortmund 2-1 in this corresponding fixture last term to halt an underwhelming four-match winless H2H run on this ground in the Bundesliga. With four of those five encounters featuring over 2.5 goals, connoisseurs of action-packed football can expect a goal-glutted contest. Such has been the narrative in Stuttgart’s opening three league matches, with each producing over 3.5 goals and both teams on the scoresheet, highlighting the potential for a high-scoring clash.

A confidence-boosting 3-0 Champions League win against Club Brugge during the week set Borussia Dortmund up nicely for this trip as they bid to knock Stuttgart down from a 13-game unbeaten home league run (W9, D4). New manager Nuri Sahin has enjoyed a superb start on his return to Signal Iduna Park, racking up four wins in his five competitive games in charge. However, the only blemish on this run was a 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen on matchday two, extending their winless away streak in the Bundesliga to three matches (D1, L2). Yet, despite last season’s slip-up, ‘Die Borussen’ boast a formidable record at the MHPArena, having won nine of their 13 most recent visits to this venue (D2, L2).

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